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245 0 0 _aAl Bahr towers :
_bthe Abu Dhabi investment council headquarters /
_cedited by Peter Oborn with Edwin Heathcote, Edward Denison and Eric Ormsby.
264 1 _aWest Sussex :
_bWiley,
_c2013.
300 _a207 pages :
_bchiefly colour illustrations ;
_c30 cm.
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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520 8 _aThis publication is entirely centered on the design and delivery of Al Bahr Towers. With 300-colour images, it is highly visual with specially commissioned photography by Christian Richters. An illustrated introduction by the architectural correspondent of The Financial Times , Edwin Heathcote provides an engaging account of the background behind the building: the client, the circumstances behind the commission and its most significant architectural precedents. Expert insight is provided into the history and philosophy of Islamic architecture by Professor Eric Ormsby of The Institute of Ismaili Studies. A unique description of the design and procurement of these ground-breaking structures is provided by architectural author Edward Denison.
650 0 _aArchitecture
_zUnited Arab Emirates
_zDubayy (Emirate).
650 0 _aBank buildings
_zUnited Arab Emirates.
700 1 _aOborn, Peter,
_eeditor.
700 1 _aHeathcote, Edwin,
_eeditor.
700 1 _aDenison, Edward,
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700 1 _aOrmsby, Eric,
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